Reddit reviews Paddy's Lament, Ireland 1846-1847: Prelude to Hatred

Griffiths Land Valuation (I think that's what it's called?) Are land holder records and lessee records. Since so many records in Ireland were destroyed it's a good way to find families. Problem I've had is everyone in Ireland had the same names, so it's hard to suss out who is who (I have to put 'maybe' on a lot of suggested records on Ancestry, you just don't know for sure if Paddy O'Connor with a wife Anne and a kid Mary is the right one!) It really helps to know the general area or even better, the parish your ancestors were, which is really really hard to find out if you don't know. I read this book https://www.amazon.com/Paddys-Lament-Ireland-1846-1847-Prelude/dp/0156707004 which is incredible, and figure my ancestors are represented pretty well in that book. Since I don't know their names or anything, it's the closest I could get to walking in their shoes. And it really puts into perspective what our Irish ancestors went through, and shows the tenacity and bravery of the ones who immigrated.

Edit: Fun fact! My DNA from Ancestry updated, and they narrowed it down to Munster and Connaught for me. Which is interesting since Burke is my mom's family name and the Burkes aka de Burgho had estates in Connaught and Munster since 1100. So that's neat!

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Paddy's Lament is going to become Patty's Lament.

Read this http://www.amazon.com/Paddys-Lament-Ireland-1846-1847-Prelude/dp/0156707004